Kite



C. C. REID.

KITE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 10, 1922.

1,425,419. Patented Augs, 1922.

lnveni'ar CHESTER CAMERON REID, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

KITE.

Application filed To (ZZZ 10710121 it may concern:

Be it l-rnown that I, Crrnsrnn C. REID, a citizen of United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Kites; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in kites.

One object of the invention is to provide a kite which has a number of movable flaps or aprons, adapt d to vibrate back and forth as the kite soars in the air, for the purpose of producing a humming sound.

Another object is to provide a novel struc ture which presents an artistic appearance but which is strongly braced so as to properly hold the vibrating aprons.

Other objects will be apparent from the following description when taken in connec tion with the accompanying drawing.

in the drawing:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a kite made in accordance with my invention.

Figure 3 is a view looking down on the upper edge of the kite.

Figure 3 is a rear elevation of the kite.

Figure 4: is a rear elevation of a modified form of the kite. v

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, there is shown a kite which has four ribs or stays 10, of equal length and properly secured in crossed relation as shown at 11. Secured to the outer ends of the ribs and extending around the periphery of the kite is a thread 12, and secured to the thread intermediate each adjacent pair of ribs is a thread 13, the other end of said thread being pulled inwardly and secured to the center of the kite, with the result that the thread 12 is drawn inwardly to form an obtuse angle.

Secured to the outer ends of the ribs 10, and extending around the periphery of the kite is a second thread 14, this thread, however, extending in straight lines between the adjacent ends of the ribs. Secured to the thread 14 between each adjacent pair of rib ends is a strip or" tissue paper, equal in length tothe distance between the ribs, as shown at 15, said strip of paper being adapt- Specification of Letters Patent.

January 10, 1922.

Patented Aug. S, 1922.

Serial No. 528,162.

being folded around to embrace the thread.

12, with the result that the kite has a star shaped appearance. The one illustrated in the drawing having eight points.

A rib 17 extends from the center of the bowed strip 16 down to and is secured to the center of the kite, said rib 17 serving as a stay for the pocket 18. This bowed strip is disposed at the top of the kite, and at the bottom, that is at a point diametrically opposite thereto, is secured the tail carrying thread or string 19, the same having its ends secured to the ends of the second adjacent ribs. There is no apron between the last named ribs, as will be clearly seen from an inspection of the drawing.

Connected to the thread 12 at points coincident with the connection of the threads 13, are the short threads 20, the same extending in inward divergent relation and have their inner ends secured to adjacent ribs 10, at points intermediate the lengths of the ribs, as shown at 21.

In Figure 4, the kite includes the main ribs 10 with the bowed strip 16, the circular band 12, the peripheral thread 1 L carrying the aprons 15', and the stay rib 17', of the pocket 18.

It will be noted that the bowed strip 16' is connected to two of the adjacent ribs 10' at points inwardly of the outer ends of said ribs, thus leaving a space between the said rib ends and that portion of the thread which extends therebetween. The thread 14 does not extend between these two ribs, at the top of the kite, nor does it extend between the two ends of the same ribs at the bottom or" the kite.

The tail carrying cord or string 19 is secured to the last mentioned lower ends of the ribs.

What is claimed is.

1. A kite comprising a plurality of crossed and connected ribs, 2. thread connected to the outer ends of the ribs and extending therebetween, a second thread secured to the ends of the ribs and extending there-between, threads secured to the first named threads at points intermediate the ends of the ribs and to the center of the kite in such position that the said peripheral threads intermediate the ends of the ribs,

and threads secured to said peripheral 15 thread at points coincident with the radial threads and extending inwardly and being attached to the ribs at points between the center and periphery of the kite.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signa- 20 ture in the presence of two witnesses.

CHESTER CAMERON REID. Witnesses: I

GEORGE REID, AsIITON B. THORNE. 

